The most recent occupational employment numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimated that over 187,700 medical records specialists were employed in the U.S. as of May 2022. With over 6,200 medical records specialists employed at that time, the five-state Rocky Mountain region accounted for about 3.3% of medical records specialist employment in the United States.  BLS data revealed the Rocky Mountain region to be a modestly weak one for medical records specialist pay, with about 57% of employed medical records specialists in the region living in a state where the annual mean wage for the profession was below the national average. Further examination of May 2022 BLS data provides the following details about medical records specialist pay in the Rocky Mountain region.:

Medical Records Specialist Pay in the Rocky Mountain Region

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
CO	2,340	$53,410	13th
ID	1,460	$48,060	29th
MT	790	$46,530	38th
UT	1,310	$50,230	20th
WY	360	$52,330	15th
U.S.	187,720	$51,090	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data accessed on March 17, 2024